Particulars
Beam: 3.76 m
LOA: 18.28 m
LWL: unknown
Draft: 4.2 m
Displacement: 9.5 tonnes
Mast Height: 20.7 m
Upwind S.A.: 237 m²
Downwind S.A.: 407 m²
Benefic
Previously known as: Helvim, Groupe SOFAP-Helvim, Les Citadines 8, Vendees Entreprises, Elan Sifo, Whirlpool-Europe 2, Algimouss, Nord-Pas-de-Calais/Chocolats du Monde, Atlantica
Year Built: 1991
Designer: Harlé-Mortain
Builder: CDK
Other Information
Construction: Fibre glass and epoxy (carbon reinforcements)
Daggerboard: None
Steering: Single tiller
Rudders: Single
Bowsprit: Unknown length
Keel: Fixed, steel
Water Ballast: 500 + 1,700 side tanks)
Mast: Fixed, carbon
Sails: unknown
Race Results
Race
Edition
Position
Boat
Skipper
Time
Vendée Globe
2000-2001
10
Nord-pas-de-Calais/chocolats du Monde
Joé Seeten
115 days, 16 hours, 46 minutes and 50 seconds
Vendée Globe
1992-1993
2
Groupe Sofap-Helvim
Jean-Luc Van den Heede
116 days, 15 hours, 1 minute and 11 seconds